CAS BI 107 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Meristem, Leaf, Xylem

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Part of the plant body which produces haploid male and female spores is called a sporophyte. The spores divide to produce more cells, which together are called the gametophyte (female and male gametophytes, produce sperm and eggs) Fusion of egg and sperm spawns sporophyte again for next generation: multicellular, dependent embryo. Embryo depends on parent plant to survive/lives in it: apical meristems. Dividing cells at the tip of shoots and roots. Cells formed from apical meristems are what form entire plant (i. e. branches, leaves, roots) Diploid: seedless plants produce spores, seed plants: Gymnosperms (naked seed plants): seed not enclosed in fruit. Angiosperms (covered seed plants): seed enclosed inside fruit, flowering plants (angiosperms), main types: Spherical or polyhedral, generally loosely packed, with lots of intercellular spaces. Acts as storage (stems, roots) or photosynthetic (leaf, stems) tissue, not support tissue. Strength + flexibility to plant parts that can bend. Cell walls are thickened throughout the surface (cells are really thick).

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